Matty and I are heading out early in the morning for our first XC ski outting of the season. It’s supposed to be fairly cold tomorrow so we’re trying to find an alternative to the lake front which can be downright vicious on a good day. We’ve done Herrick Lake in the past, but for [...]
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Cross-Country Ski Trails in Chicago
Posted in Hiking, XC Skiing Also tagged Bemis Woods, Cook County, Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, Snow Leave a comment
Waxing XC Skis
Chicago’s temperature index is staying comfortably below freezing now, in fact, most days this week we were below zero with windchill. I haven’t yet committed to the adjustment for riding my bike to work in the mornings, but I think I’ll start with that again next week. My plan for that is to basically dress [...]